Work Overview

Written in 2000, the Melody belongs to a group of free
compositions for solo stringed instruments that were influenced
by the music of Russian Jewish cantors from the early part of the
last century. In the Melody, the contrast of different registers
evokes the presence of more than one solo voice in the synagogue.
The Melody was written for Zina Schiff, who gave the first
performance as part of her Internet broadcast from Seattle 7 May
2001.